Matthew Wyatt Elrod (born October 2, 1988), better known as Wyatt Nash, is an American television personality and actor.
Under his birth name, he was a contestant on the
22nd season of the American competitive reality television series ''
Survivor
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* one who survives
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities
* Survivors, characters in the 1997 KKnD series#Armies, ''KKnD'' video-game series
* ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Foundation'', a fictional ...
'' where he placed seventh. Following his appearance on ''
Survivor: Redemption Island'', he chose to adopt the name Wyatt Nash (his middle name plus Nash for his birth city,
Nashville
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) as his
stage name
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.
Nash has appeared as Nigel Wright on the
ABC Family
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series ''
Pretty Little Liars
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'' and the
Lifetime television adaptation of
V. C. Andrews's ''
Petals on the Wind
''Petals on the Wind'' is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the fall of 1975. The book, like the other ...
''. As of 2019, he portrays the character of Charles Smith on ''
Riverdale''.
''Survivor''
As Matt Elrod, he was on ''
Survivor: Redemption Island'' as one of the season's 16 new contestants. He began the game on the Ometepe tribe alongside seven other new contestants and ''Survivor'' veteran
"Boston Rob" Mariano. Elrod was initially part of Mariano's majority alliance. However, Mariano noticed Elrod bonding with fellow alliance member Andrea Boehlke; after Elrod shook hands with members of the rival Zapatera tribe following a challenge, Mariano plotted to eliminate Elrod. On Day Six, Elrod was voted off by his alliance, sending him to Redemption Island where he had to compete in challenges in order to return to the game.
After defeating six consecutive opponents, Elrod returned to the game on Day 19, joining the newly merged Murlonio tribe with six former Ometepe members and five former Zapatera members. The minority Zapatera alliance courted Elrod and Boehlke to join them to eliminate Mariano; after Elrod told Mariano about the Zapateras' offer, Mariano and his alliance—Boehlke included—voted against Elrod, and he was sent back to Redemption Island. Elrod continued to win duels, but lost the final duel on Day 36, which Boehlke won. Elrod finished in seventh place, and was the sixth member of the jury to determine the winner. Despite being blindsided twice, Elrod voted for Mariano as the winner Subsequently, an offer was made for Elrod to return for ''Survivor''
's 26th season, ''
Survivor: Caramoan'', but he declined.
Acting career
Following his appearance on ''Survivor'', Elrod (now known as Wyatt Nash) appeared in the
Nick at Nite
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drama ''
Hollywood Heights'' as recurring character Cameron. He appeared in short film ''wages'' and had guest appearances in the television shows ''
1600 Penn
''1600 Penn'' is an American television sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in the White House. The series stars Jenna Elfman, Bill Pullman, and Josh Gad. Gad, along with Jason Winer and Jon Lovett jointly created the central characte ...
'' and ''
Mistresses
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Romance and relationships
* Mistress (lover), a female lover of a married man
** Royal mistress
* Maîtresse-en-titre, official mistress of a ...
''. Next, Nash was cast as Nigel Wright, the helicopter pilot and Jenna Marshall's friend, in ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...
''. Nash also guest starred in an episode each of ''
Rake
Rake may refer to:
Common meanings
* Rake (tool), a horticultural implement, a long-handled tool with tines
* Rake (stock character), a man habituated to immoral conduct
* Rake (poker), the commission taken by the house when hosting a poker game
...
'' and ''
Dr. Ken
''Dr. Ken'' is an American multi-camera sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2, 2015, to March 31, 2017. The series was created, written, and co-executive produced by its lead actor, Ken Jeong, who based the concept on his experience as a physici ...
''.
On February 24, 2014, it was announced that Nash was cast as Christopher in the
Lifetime television adaptation of
V. C. Andrews's ''
Petals on the Wind
''Petals on the Wind'' is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the fall of 1975. The book, like the other ...
'' opposite
Rose McIver
Frances Rose McIver (born 10 October 1988) is a New Zealand actress. She portrays Samantha Arondekar in the CBS supernatural sitcom ''Ghosts'' (2021–present), Olivia "Liv" Moore in The CW supernatural comedy-drama series '' iZombie'' (2015–2 ...
. In 2015, Nash starred as Ryan, who is described as a Southern born-and-bred aspiring musician who falls head-over-heels for Molly, in the
Hallmark Original Movie
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...
adaptation of the bestselling
Karen Kingsbury
Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963) is an American Christian novelist born in Fairfax, Virginia.
She was a sports writer for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and later wrote for the '' Los Angeles Daily News''. Her first book, '' Missy's Murder'' (19 ...
novel ''The Bridge''. In 2016, he started in the sequel ''The Bridge Part 2'' opposite
Katie Findlay
Katie Findlay is a Canadian actor known for portraying Rosie Larsen in the American crime drama television series '' The Killing''. From 2013 to 2014, Findlay portrayed Maggie Landers in the CW's teen drama '' The Carrie Diaries''. From 2014 to ...
.
In 2016, Nash was cast as Kurt Fletcher, editor of the campus humor magazine and son of the college president, in the
Netflix
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series ''
Dear White People
''Dear White People'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, directed and co-produced by Justin Simien. The film focuses on escalating racial tensions at a fictitious, prestigious Ivy League college from the perspective of several black ...
''. In 2017, Nash starred as Spencer in the Hallmark Original Movie ''Like Cats and Dogs'' alongside
Cassidy Gifford.
Filmography
See also
*
List of American actors
The following are lists of American actors:
*List of American current child actors
*List of American film actresses
*List of American former child actors
*List of American television actresses
*List of African-American actors
*List of American ac ...
*
List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants
''Survivor'' is an American reality television show, based on the Swedish program '' Expedition Robinson''. Contestants are referred to as "castaways", and they compete against one another to become the "Sole Survivor" and win one million U.S. d ...
*
List of people from Nashville, Tennessee
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Nashville, Tennessee
Survivor (franchise) contestants
Participants in American reality television series